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Without an independent judiciary, the Constitution would be no match for Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses.

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The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...

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The Senate’s filibuster rightly comes in for its share ... His most headline-grabbing executive orders aimed to end birthright citizenship, crack down on illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico ...

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That rule, voted in only by House Democrats, amended the votes required to end a filibuster on the floor from a two-thirds majority to a simple majority, which Democrats have in the chamber.